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6 days ago | 
leadertimes.com | Patrick Cloonan
In 2013, the United States Senate approved a resolution “recognizing linemen, the profession of linemen, the contributions of these brave men and women who protect public safety, and expressing support for the designation of April 18” as National Lineworker Appreciation Day. Twelve years later, FirstEnergy Corp. is joining electric utilities around thekAm4@F?ECJ E@ 9@?@C E96 >6? 2?5 H@>6? H9@ H@C< ac^f^bed E@ <66A A@H6C 7=@H:?8]k^AmkAm“{:?6H@C<6CD 7246 92K2C5D 6G6CJ 52J H96? E96J 8@ FA :?
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6 days ago | 
leadertimes.com | Patrick Cloonan
An area state legislator is proposing “a bipartisan path to adult-use cannabis legislation in Pennsylvania,” saying it can be done with “strong tenets for an adult-use market” and the means to set up a stable, well-regulated market that prioritizes public health and public safety. “For seven years, residents of the Commonwealth with medical needs have had access to cannabis through the state’s medical marijuana program,” Reps.
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6 days ago | 
leadertimes.com | Patrick Cloonan
A $1 million gift for Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s proposed college of osteopathic medicine this week was a highlight of a day-long Western Pennsylvania Regional Rural Health Summit conducted at the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex.
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6 days ago | 
indianagazette.com | Patrick Cloonan
Two weeks ago, it was “Hands Off” in IRMC Park, along North Seventh Street in downtown Indiana. On Saturday, the theme for the latest rally by the Indiana County Democratic Committee, also in IRMC Park, will be “No Kings!”kAm“(6 H:== C2:D6 @FC G@:46D :? AC@E64E:@? @7 @FC 56>@4C2E:4 DJDE6> @7 8@G6C?>6?E 2?5 @FC p>6C:42? H2J @7 =:76[” x?5:2?2 r@F?EJ s6>@4C2E:4 r@>>:EE66 r92:C {J??6 p=G:?6 D2:5 :? 2?
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6 days ago | 
indianagazette.com | Patrick Cloonan
An area state senator is again seeking to allow students to meet a school district’s physical education requirement by participating in interscholastic athletics. And, once again, opposition has arisen to the idea, embodied in Senate Bill 589 as introduced by Sen. Cris Dush, R-Pine Creek Township, and co-sponsored by four other Republican state senators. kAm“%96 3:== H:== 6?23=6 D49@@= 3@2C5 5:C64E@CD E@ A6C>:E DEF56?ED E@ D2E:D7J E96 A9JD:42= 65F42E:@? C6BF:C6>6?ED 3J E96:C A2CE:4:A2E:@? :? 2?
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6 days ago | 
indianagazette.com | Patrick Cloonan
The latest “superload” to be shipped from the Edgar Thomson Plant of U.S. Steel’s Mon Valley Works in Braddock to Columbiana, Ohio, moved through Indiana County on Thursday afternoon. As has been the case on other occasions in recent years, Southern Pines Trucking, based in Beaver County, has been moving 27-foot, 8-inch-wide steel cones, that are 136 feet long, 28 feet wide (covering two traffic lanes) and weighing 153 tons. kAm%96 =@25 >@G65 E9C@F89 62DE6C? p==6896?J 2?5 ?@CE96C?
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6 days ago | 
indianagazette.com | Patrick Cloonan
Indiana County Common Pleas Judge Michael T. Clark handed down three sentences Thursday:• Matthew R. Long, 61, of White Township, received consecutive sentences for 2023 counts of driving under the influence and recklessly endangering another person, both misdemeanors. kAmr=2C< @C56C65 {@?8 E@ x?5:2?2 r@F?EJ y2:= 7@C fa 9@FCD E@ D:I >@?E9D 7@C E96 s&x 4@F?E[ 2?5 b_ 52JD E@ `f >@?E9D 7@C C64<=6DD 6?52?86C>6?E] {@?8 :D D4965F=65 E@ C6A@CE E@ E96 4@F?EJ ;2:= @?
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6 days ago | 
indianagazette.com | Patrick Cloonan
A Starford man is lodged in Indiana County Jail in lieu of $10,000 awaiting a Monday preliminary hearing on child pornography charges. Indiana County District Attorney Robert F. Manzi Jr. announced Thursday that Ross Allen Smith, 51, was arraigned before Clymer Magisterial District Judge Christopher S. Welch on a third-degree felony count of possession of child porn. kAm|2?K: D2:5 >6>36CD @7 E96 x?5:2?2 r@F?EJ s6E64E:G6D qFC62F C646:G65 2?
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6 days ago | 
indianagazette.com | Patrick Cloonan
The Indiana-based law firm of Marcus & Mack is conducting an initiative to promote road safety among high school students during April, Distracted Driving Awareness Month. “Our commitment to giving back is a reflection of our firm’s values,” said Robert Marcus, founding partner at Marcus & Mack. “We believe that investing in education, especially at the high school level, creates lasting change in our communities.”kAmx? a_ab[ 5:DEC24E65 5C:G:?8 42FD65 ``[aea 4C2D96D :?
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6 days ago | 
indianagazette.com | Patrick Cloonan
In 2013, the United States Senate approved a resolution “recognizing linemen, the profession of linemen, the contributions of these brave men and women who protect public safety, and expressing support for the designation of April 18” as National Lineworker Appreciation Day. Twelve years later, FirstEnergy Corp. is joining electric utilities around the country to honor the men and women who work 24/7/365 to keep power flowing. kAm“{:?6H@C<6CD 7246 92K2C5D 6G6CJ 52J H96? E96J 8@ FA :?
